Chapter 2
"Hello, Angelina, Alicia." Fred smiled warmly as he, George, and Oliver entered the girls' Dormitory.
"How'd you get in?" Angelina asked absentmindedly as she brushed her hair out.
"Yeah, what about the slide?"
"It's all about intentions, my dear," Oliver said with a cheeky Scottish grin. He looked around the Dormitory; it definitely had Katie's touches. There was a purple lava lamp with bright orange lava sitting on a nightstand, a muggle stereo system, several posters of muggle bands, a huge stack of muggle CD's, a plethora of muggle fantasy books, and to top it all off a muggle laptop computer. Katie's mother was a Squib and had been raised as a muggle for the most part, which explained Katie's love for all things muggle. Oliver was about to sit down when Katie came storming out of the bathroom door wearing a bra and knickers.
"Have you seen my black knickers?!" Katie walked over to her trunk and started rifling through it. Angelina cleared her throat and Katie stood up, turned around, and looked at her, annoyed. Alicia motioned the guys with her head. "Oh, hi. You haven't seen my black knickers, have you?"
"No," Fred squeaked. He cleared his throat and tried again. "No." George raised his eyebrows and smiled while Oliver just stood there in shock.
"What's wrong with you?" Katie straightened up and put her hands on her hips.
"You look ... amazing!" Katie looked down at herself; it looked like the same old Katie to her.
Oliver stood there in shock; Katie looked like ... a goddess! Her legs were perfectly sculpted, muscular but not like a body-builder. He could tell she had rock-hard abs, but they weren't completely defined, making her stomach appear flat as a board but not in an anorexic kind of way. Her chest had filled out over the summer, something he hadn't noticed when she was wearing her baggy t-shirt on the train. Her arms were lean and muscular as well. He didn't realize until Fred elbowed him that his mouth had been hanging in a perfect 'O'. Last year she had been in shape, yes, but nothing compared to this.
"What I wanna know who is this toned, muscular chica in front of me and what did you do with the thin, lean Katie?" Katie rolled her eyes at Alicia.
"Patty decided he needed to spend an hour in the gym everyday. Being the kind person I am, I accompanied him. Besides the fact that he had some pretty good blackmail on me and wanted company. That's what's missing!" Katie ran over to the stereo system set up on the spare desk and turned it on. "Alanis? Or should I change it?"
"No! No, number four!" Angelina shrieked from her bed. Katie pressed another button and music started coming out of the speakers. Angelina and Alicia got up and walked over to Katie. They started to dance as the singing started; Katie started to sing along with it.
I'm broke but I'm happy I'm poor but I'm kindI'm short but I'm healthy, yeah
I'm high but I'm grounded
I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby
Smiling, Angelina and Alicia joined her. Fred, George and Oliver swallowed hard, simultaneously. Katie was still wearing nothing but her bra and knickers and both Angelina and Alicia were wearing fitted, baby tees and very short shorts.
What it all comes down to
Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young but I'm underpaidI'm tired but I'm working, yeah
I care but 'm restlessI'm here but I'm really gone
What it all comes down to
Is that everything's gonna be quite alright
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is flicking a cigarette
And what it all comes down to
Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving a peace sign
The three jumped up on Katie's bed and continued to dance, ignoring the open mouths and wide-eyes that the guys were giving them.
I'm free but I'm focusedI'm green but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm friendly baby
I'm sad but I'm laughing
I'm brave but I'm chicken shitUnder normal circumstances, the guys would have laughed at this line, but these were anything but normal circumstances.
I'm sick but I'm pretty babyAnd what it all boils down to
Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other is playing a piano
At this moment, the guys broke out of their trances. They turned to each other with shocked expressions. "Showers?" Fred asked in a whisper.
"Cold." Oliver nodded affirmatively and he, Fred, and George hurried out of the girls' Dormitories and back to their own.
And what it all comes down to my friendsIs that everything's just fine fine fine
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hailing a taxicab
The three girls collapsed onto the bed laughing as the CD continued to the next song. After they regained their composure, they noticed that Fred, George, and Oliver were no longer in their Dormitory.
"That's odd."
"Well with you strutting about in your bra yelling about your knickers, I'm not surprised you scared them off!" Katie swatted Angelina and they burst out laughing again.
"Well frankly, I don't see what their problem was! They've seen us all in bras and knickers a thousand times before in the locker rooms ... dunno why it's different now." Alicia shook her head thoughtfully. "But I have to admit, Katie, you look fabulous!"
"They're going to have kittens when they see you two!" Katie giggled as she stood up and walked to her trunk. "Damn, I still can't find my black knickers!"
The Great Hall
"Hey, where did you guys go?" Alicia stared penetratingly at Fred, George, and Oliver.
"Umm ..." Fred looked at George, hoping that he would supply some kind of explanation. George just stared at him, hopelessly.
"We just had to umm ..."
Katie rolled her eyes and laughed. "They're planning to take over the world and they remembered that they needed to phone the mercenaries about a change of scheduling." Fred, George, and Oliver stared at her with shocked, grateful expressions. "I only request one thing, that we each get our own island with hott Latino attendants." Katie, Angelina, and Alicia shrieked with laughter, the matter of where the guys had actually been, forgotten. Oliver mouthed a 'thank you' to her as he, Fred, and George sat down. Katie smiled warmly and they started eating.
"We haven't got any classes tomorrow, this is the way to spend time at Hogwarts!" George grinned and started thinking about what ingenious pranks they would be pulling the following day.
"All I can say is, don't get caught, George Weasley!" Alicia shot him a glare but then looked back down at her food. George reached out and took her hand.
"Why, whatever do you mean?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm sure." Alicia attempted to hide a smile, but failed miserably.
Gryffindor Common Room
"Hey you!"
Hi." Katie smiled up at Oliver as she closed her book and he sat down next to her on the Gryffindor Common Room couch. "So what was with you earlier? You all like freaked out in the Dormitory." Oliver blushed.
"Yeah, about that." Katie pursed her lips at his attempt; he had been using that line for who knows how many years to try and get out of her questions. It never worked.
"Yeah, so spill it, Ol'."
"You just ... how do I say this without offending you?"
"Oliver, I'm not going to be offended, just spit it out! Bloody hell, I think you would've known me long enough to be able to speak candidly with me!" Oliver cringed at Katie's annoyance.
"Okay, sorry ... you looked really bloody good. It caught me off guard I guess. And then of course, to top it all off, you were standing there yelling about your black knickers." Katie giggled and Oliver chuckled, remembering the strange sight.
"I still never found them you know. Musta left them at home ... that makes me so angry!"
"Kate, they're just a pair of knickers!" Katie gasped exaggeratedly.
"They're not just a pair of knickers! Those are my favorite knickers!"
"What? Are they lacking of fabric and all lacey?" Oliver wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and Katie swatted him.
"No ... that pair isn't black it's red, duh!" Katie and Oliver burst out laughing.
"Hey I'm really bored, wanna go for a run?"
"Yeah, we haven't run in so long. Wonder if you can still keep up?" Katie grinned and started for her Dormitory to change into something more suitable for running.
"He could never keep up, what are you talking about?" Fred interjected. He smiled as Oliver glared at him.
The Quidditch Field
"Those shorts could stand a little more fabric, don't you think?" Katie rolled her eyes and picked up speed.
"Now you sound like my brother! All summer all I ever heard what that shirt's too short, that skirt's too short, those shorts are too short, that dress is too revealing! Bloody hell, I'm stronger than most of the guys at Hogwarts, I don't think anyone will be taking advantage of my any time soon." Oliver smiled weakly and dropped the subject.
I didn't say it for your benefit ... I said it for my own ... how in the bloody hell am I supposed to concentrate on my pace with those legs ... that body. Ahh! Snap out of it Oliver! This is Katie we're talking about here! Yeah, but she's so damn beautiful ... no, no, its already gone too far. I've got to keep it under control ... she only thinks of us as friends, right?
A/N: Okay, here's chapter 2. I was planning for this one to be in Oliver's point of view, but that didn't really work. Chapter 3 will most definitely be in his point of view. How did you all like it? The Knickers conversation is my pride and joy ... stemming from another boring geometry class! Haha! Much thanks to Ms. Martinson.
Thanks to all the reviewers: DarkRose, MasterHarper Menolly, and Truetilltheend! How'd you all like this chapter?
Theanonamouse: Wow, I'm so flattered! Thanks so much! How did you like this chapter? The romance is going to take a while to come out, because they are best friends and that wouldn't really work if it went soo fast. Glad you read the rest of my stories, again, thanks a bunch!
Disclaimer: As much as I would love to own Oliver Wood ... sadly, I don't ... so don't sue!
